Queen of Mean: King's great grandmother, Mary of Teck, recycled flowers from her vases for friends

The Windsors are famously careful with money. But Queen Mary of Teck, consort of George V, would even recycle flowers from her vases as gifts when she visited her friends.

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The Queen so mean she gave her friends old flowers

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The Queen: Latest news, breaking stories and comment - Page 10

The Queen: Latest news, breaking stories and comment - Page 10

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She had a magnificent figure. Princess May of Teck. Queen

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The Queen so mean she gave her friends old flowers

115 Grandmother Queen Mary Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and

115 Grandmother Queen Mary Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and